L_P (and anyone else who's dealt with this issue), when did your kids start sucking their thumbs? Little chevy is four months old and has just discovered his opposable digit. Before, he liked to suck occasionally on the heel of his hand. He does it in his crib sometimes (self-soothing), when he's hungry, and when he's lying under the Gymini or when nobody is paying direct attention to him that minute (bored?). He doesn't do it when actively playing/interacting with people.
Is this something chevette and I need to be worried about at this age? Should we actively, but gently, try to discourage it? We've never used a pacifier - the one or two times we tried, when he was about eight weeks old, he rejected it out of hand.
Any advice would be appreciated...thanks!
Chevy
[Edited to clarify that the question is age-related - at four months, do we need to address it now? (Is this early or late for the beginning of thumb-sucking?) Is it just a phase? So many questions...and the little ones don't come with a manual.
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